Index: wp-mail.php
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--- wp-mail.php	(revision 6352)
+++ wp-mail.php	(working copy)
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 	wp_die($pop3->ERROR);
 
 $count = $pop3->login(get_option('mailserver_login'), get_option('mailserver_pass'));
-if (0 == $count) wp_die(__('There doesn’t seem to be any new mail.'));
+if (0 == $count) {
+	$pop3->quit();
+	echo "<p>There doesn't seem to be any new mail.</p>\n";
+	return;
+}
 
-
 for ($i=1; $i <= $count; $i++) :
 
 	$message = $pop3->get($i);